Soft Edges

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jordachep
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:21 am

I'm curious what you guys think about soft edges.

How much does it really hurt the value (subjective)?

Any success attempting to repair it ?

Anything you feel everyone should know about soft edges?
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Cragars
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:49 am

If we're talking about just your standard rounded edge then no biggie. If it's crumpled half with to the image, yes biggie.

You'll get soft edges on prints straight from the artists sometimes. It's not from being damaged, it's from the blade they used to cut the paper be dull(er).

For repair, just have your framer trim away the non-crisp edge.
jordachep
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:44 pm

Very interesting take.

I just don't like people trying to get a major discount for a soft edge that will be framed out, when so many come from the artist that way in the first place.
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Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:13 pm

People will look for anything to bitch about. I had someone bitch about a soft corner on a $15 dollar print shipped, so almost free. Give people a reason and they will ask for a discount.
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halftonegraphics
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:49 pm

Depends on the damage and the affect it has on the print.

I had a framer damage a print. They somehow cut two pieces out of the border. It's a deckled edge print. They said, "Oh well. It's the border. It's there to protect the image."
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Jesusmalverde
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:29 pm

A little blue pill can straighten out soft edges.
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bighitters
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:41 pm

Cragars wrote:For repair, just have your framer trim away the non-crisp edge.
:rolling:
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Cragars
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:29 pm

bighitters wrote:
Cragars wrote:For repair, just have your framer trim away the non-crisp edge.
:rolling:
:hanging: Forgot about all the people with OCD who freak if a millimeter is gone from one edge.

Probably shouldn't have said that for 'repair' though :lol:
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:32 pm

Everyone lists everything as mint.... so it really doesn't hurt their value.
It hurts me when I list though....
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Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:34 pm

halftonegraphics wrote:Depends on the damage and the affect it has on the print.

I had a framer damage a print. They somehow cut two pieces out of the border. It's a deckled edge print. They said, "Oh well. It's the border. It's there to protect the image."

I would have replied,
" So you know what a helmet does... better put one on. "
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